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Locarno 2023


74 articles available in total starting from 16/09/2022. Last article published on 28/09/2023.

Review: I Am Not What I Am – The Tragedy of Othello by W. Shakespeare

Review: I Am Not What I Am – The Tragedy of Othello by W. Shakespeare

Italian director Edoardo Leo transports the eternal Shakespearean tale of intrigue and jealousy to modern-day Italy, but the result is tedious and fundamentally predictable  

14/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Piazza Grande

Review: Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

Review: Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

Radu Jude’s eighth fiction feature seems to imply that the apocalypse might not arrive as a spectacular big bang, but rather as a flood of stupidity – and it’s actually already here  

11/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Review: The Invisible Fight

Review: The Invisible Fight

Rainer Sarnet’s hilarious third fiction feature goes back to Soviet times and fantasises about the peculiar parallel universes that might have co-existed with the official state narrative  

11/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Review: What Remains

Review: What Remains

Centred on an alleged serial killer forced to delve into his murky past, the film by Chinese artist Ran Huang gracefully shows the dark side of humanity  

11/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition

Review: Rapture

Review: Rapture

Indian director Dominic Sangma explores fear and societal tensions in his sophomore feature  

11/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Review: Negu hurbilak

Review: Negu hurbilak

The mysterious first feature by the Negu directors collective reveals the ongoing trauma from an ever-present conflict  

11/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del Presente

Review: Antarctica Calling

Review: Antarctica Calling

Luc Jacquet returns to the icy continent once again, but this time it is actually about the filmmaker’s personal journey that entices him to keep coming back  

11/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Piazza Grande

Leonor Teles  • Director of Baan

Interview: Leonor Teles • Director of Baan

“This whole film is trying to portray a state of mind”

With her new feature, the cinematographer-turned-director embarks on a bittersweet search for the place where one belongs  

11/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Romain de Saint-Blanquat  • Director of Bitten

Interview: Romain de Saint-Blanquat • Director of Bitten

“Gothic literature had an influence on the aesthetics of the film as well as on the main character”

The French director breaks down his stylish and atmospheric feature debut, focusing on his protagonists, and his fascination for vampires and coming-of-age topics  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Review: Lovano Supreme

Review: Lovano Supreme

Franco Maresco delivers a portrait of the famously versatile jazz musician Joe Lovano, but sadly the director’s didactic voice-over narration dominates all  

10/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition

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